The ship that saved the Titanic was the Carpathia, a British passenger liner that was in service from 1903 to 1918. On April 15, 1912, the Carpathia received a distress call from the Titanic, which had struck an iceberg and was sinking. The Carpathia navigated the ice fields to arrive two hours after the Titanic had sunk, and the crew rescued 706 survivors from the ships lifeboats. The Carpathia returned to New York City on April 18, and the actions of Captain Arthur Henry Rostron and the Carpathias crew were credited with preventing further loss of life.